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Homeland Security FAQs

Question:  Do proposals in Homeland Security technologies qualify in the SBIR Solicitation?

Answer: Yes.  Phase I proposals in Homeland Security research are welcome with the following provisos.  Proposals not meeting each of these requirements, at NSF's discretion, may be returned to the proposer without review.

1. Proposals in technologies for civil defense and civil infrastructure will be considered, but technologies for counter-terrorist or military applications will not be considered.

2. Proposals in Homeland Security  technologies must make a case for a credible  threat as well as for a potential commercial application.

3. SBIR proposers are encouraged to think "out-of-the-box" regarding both perceived potential terrorist threats and technologies to defend against them.  Proposals for incremental development of available technologies will not be considered.

4. A Homeland Security  proposal must be submitted in one or another of NSF's research topics at the announced time of its due date, i.e., January 17, 2002, for the BT and EL topics and June 12, 2002 for the AM and IT topics.  As with all SBIR Phase I proposals, those in Homeland Security  technologies must conform to its research topic and subtopic as stated in the currrent solicitation.

5. Proposals in Homeland Security  technologies must meet all other Phase I requirements of the current SBIR solicitation, e.g., FastLane submission.

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06-Aug-2003